Newspaper holder



March 30 1926.

G. OLSON NEWSPAPER HOLDER Filed June 13. 1925 ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 39,1926 U IT E stares v GILBERT OLSON, OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS.

NEWSiAPER HOLDER.

Application filed June 13, 1925.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Giumnr OLSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Joliet, in the county of Willand State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful 1m provements in Newspaper Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in newspaperholders and more particularly to a device whereby a plurality ofnewspapers will be securely retained in a single holder. The main objectof my invention is the provision of a means for supporting and retaininga plurality of newspapers on an outside dispensing stand whereby thepapers may be neatly and effectively retained in position.

It is customary on news stands which are positioned outside of abuilding, to use various types of weights placed on the papers in orderto prevent them from be coining blown away and it is one of the objectsof my invention to provide a stand which will eliminate the use ofvarious types of weights and provide aholder which includes a coinreceptacle and the construction is such that a plurality of newspapersmay be supported in the holder and retained in position so that they maybe readily removed one at a time.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thenovel features of construction and combination and arrangement of partsto be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims andshown in the accompanying drawings,

in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a newspaper holder constructed inaccordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view, and

F igB is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it will be noted that Iprovide a receptacle for the papers which is open at one side andincludes the bottom 1, side walls 2, and rear wall 3, said rear wallextending upwardly beyond the tops of the side walls and having itsopposite edges disposed at right angles away from the body to formlongitudinally extending ears 4 having slots 5 therein.

The newspapers are placed in the receptacle upon the bottom 1 as clearlyshown Serial No. 36,916.

in Fig. 0 and inorder toretain the pa pers against accidental removal,suitable weighted means is provided for retaining the papers in place.The weighted means includes a U-shaped movable frame 6, thc ends ofwhich are disposed at right angles to form a tongue 7 which is movablyarranged within the slots 5 wherebyto mount the U-shaped frame 6 forswinging and sliding movement. Mounted upon the intermediate portion ofthe frame 6 at each end thereof are the weight rollers 8 and mountedupon the intermediate portion of the frame 6 between the weight rollers8 is 'a coin receptacle 9 having one side provided with a swinging door10 for removal of the coins and provided in its top with a slot 11whereby the coins for the purchase of the papers may be deposited in thereceptacle.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that I have, provided a simpleand inexpenof construction and in the proportions may be resorted to forsuccessfully carrying my invention into practice without sacrificing anyof the novel features or departing from the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: Y

1. A newspaper holder including a receptacle open at one side, a backextending upwardly at the other side, right angularly disposed earscarried by the back having longitudinal slots therein, a frame memberhaving adjustable connection with the slots and weighted members carriedby the frame. and disposed within said receptacle.

2. A newspaper holder including a receptacle, a back portion extendingabove the sides of the receptacle, angularly disposed ears on said backportion having longitudinal slots, a U-shaped frame having its endsmovably mounted in said slots and Weighted rollers carried by theintermediate portion of said frame.

3. A device of the character described including a receptacle, a backportion therefor extending above the side Walls of the receptacle,slotted ears carried by the back and disposed at right angles thereto, a

U-shaped frame having its end: adjnstah'iy mounted Within the slots,movable weighte 10 carried by the intermediateportion and a coinreceptacle carried by the intermediate portion between said weights.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

GILBERT OLSON.

